{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","cveMetadata":{"state":"PUBLISHED","cveId":"CVE-2021-32086","assignerOrgId":"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca","assignerShortName":"mitre","dateUpdated":"2026-07-28T14:54:54.862Z","dateReserved":"2021-05-06T00:00:00.000Z","datePublished":"2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca","shortName":"mitre","dateUpdated":"2026-07-27T21:57:55.868Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. It uses a hardcoded symmetric encryption key to encrypt secrets in the MySQL databases. (This key is not unique for each installation.) An attacker that gains access to the MySQL server or a backup files can decrypt the secrets. Often, the decrypted secrets can be used to escalate privileges within KACE, or gain privileged access to unrelated systems or services."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","versions":[{"version":"n/a","status":"affected"}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://support.quest.com/download-product-select"},{"url":"https://support.quest.com/kace-systems-management-appliance/kb/4293505/quest-response-to-criticalstart-vulnerability-report"}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"type":"text","lang":"en","description":"n/a"}]}]},"adp":[{"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"type":"CWE","cweId":"CWE-321","lang":"en","description":"CWE-321 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key"}]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"scope":"UNCHANGED","version":"3.1","baseScore":9.8,"attackVector":"NETWORK","baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","integrityImpact":"HIGH","userInteraction":"NONE","attackComplexity":"LOW","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH"}},{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2026-07-28T14:33:36.679692Z","id":"CVE-2021-32086","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"yes"},{"Technical Impact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","providerMetadata":{"orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","shortName":"CISA-ADP","dateUpdated":"2026-07-28T14:54:54.862Z"}}]},"dataVersion":"5.2"}